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November 03, 2012

When It Comes To MP's, Gerry And Nick Know How To Pick A Winner

I have been musing this afternoon on the downfall of expenses cheat Denis MacShane.

Of all the MPs associated with the now divorced Searchlight/Hope Not Hate franchise, three of the most prominent have been Phil Woolas, Denis MacShane and Jon Cruddas. Lets look at these three in order.

And next we have Denis MacShane, the ex-MP for Rotherham. MacShane spent a lot of time on Twitter yesterday morning making various anti-racist statements. Whether this was motivated by his own personal beliefs, or the knowledge that he was hours away from being named and shamed as an expenses cheat (following a complaint orginally made by the fascist British National Party) only he knows. MacShane was forced out of Parliament after wrongly claiming over £7500 in expenses - why he was not prosecuted is a mystery to many. One law for them?

So - these are the three MPs who have been as close as any to Searchlight and/or Hope Not Hate. May I suggest, now the jump season is upon us, that if anyone sees either Gerry Gable or Nick Lowles announcing they have 'spotted a winner' you keep your wallet firmly in your pocket?

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I once had the dubious pleasure of sharing a platform with Denis MacShane. He loved the sound of his own voice: I barely got a word in.

As for Cruddas, most people who get convicted for driving without insurance do so because they just cannot afford the huge cost, especially if they are young (under 25) and unemployed or in low-paid work like so many. Cruddas, a well paid MP, has no excuse.